After sweeping three Republican primaries on Tuesday, it’s looking more and more likely that Mitt Romney will become the Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency. He’s also acting like it, exchanging barbs with U.S. President Barack Obama after his three wins. The New York Times called the day “in some respects the start of the general election.”
Romney won decisively in the District of Columbia and Maryland, and was also victorious in Wisconsin, which was the tightest race of the three. “The dreamers can dream a little bigger, the help wanted signs can be dusted off, and we can start again,” Romney said, according to the New York Times. “And this time we’ll get it right.”
He also turned his attention to Obama, describing him as deluded and out of touch with American voters. “President Obama thinks he’s doing a good job—I’m not kidding,” he said. “It’s enough to make you think that years of flying around on Air Force One, surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers telling you that you’re great and you’re doing a great job, it’s enough to make you think that you might become a little out of touch.”